Bucs place RB Doug Martin on reserve/suspended list

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved running back Doug Martin to the team’s reserve/suspended list in an effort to reach their 53-man roster limit on Saturday afternoon.

This means Martin will still sit out for the first three weeks of the season as he serves the rest of his four-game PED suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances. However, he will be eligible to return in Week 4 of the regular season and is hoping to bounce back and have the opportunity to redeem himself this season.

There were quite a few question marks surrounding Martin’s status with the team as well as Tampa Bay’s running game in wake of the hamstring injury he suffered last season and then being hit with a costly suspension. But, the Buccaneers made it clear that they are fully confident in Martin’s ability to rebound and that he has fully recovered from rehab and will be able to return to his 2015 form.

The good news is with the Buccaneers’ recent move, Martin will have the opportunity to do just that when he returns from his suspension in Week 4, and the Bucs are certainly hoping that banking on his ability to return and establish an explosive running game this season will ultimately become a reality and work out in their favor this year.

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